Putting out nothing. Where do you see them doing such a thing?
Your dislike for the "leader" as you so often put it is "duly noted".
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Rethinking your carry choice in light of the riots.
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Putting out nothing. Where do you see them doing such a thing?
Your dislike for the "leader" as you so often put it is "duly noted".
This is an interesting thread. I wrote about 4 paragraphs of my take on the current situation to reply. And then wisely, I found myself thinking that as polarized as Americans are, to include members here, I would do nothing more than raise the blood pressure of someone on one side or the other, and truthfully, no one really cares what I would have said. No matter how fair I was trying to be to everyone. I have guns, ammo, skills, and a plan. For the highly unlikely event that evil will sometime invade my neighborhood. As to the original question, I haven't changed my everyday carry program at all.
Yes, indeed - correct on all counts.
You are correct, I agree, the leadership of the cities where these events are taking place, and the leaders of the states where these cities are located. It doesn't take more than a room temperature IQ to know what leader your criticizing and blaming. But you are ignoring a very important fact: Federalism and the 10th amendment. The hierarchy of blame is as follows: The people that voted for their city and state leadership, and the city and state leadership that they elected. The leader you criticize has in fact shown remarkable restraint as these cities circle the drain due to THEIR duly elected leadership.
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I still carry a 1911. But when things have been crazier in Houston, I've taken to carrying a M686 in the truck also.
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In the past few weeks I have had cause to interact with wannabe ANTIFA and BLM terrorist on three "protest" occasions. As hard as I tried, I find them not to be reasoned with and I don't think they fully understood how much in harms way they were putting themselves in.
Those who think what's going on in our country may be isolated to Seattle or Portland or other big liberal controlled cities may be fooling themselves. I'm finding even here in rural Arkansas there are those who are emboldened by the weak response to lawlessness in the big cities they are seeing perpetrated on main stream and social media. As a result, I am making changes both professionally and personally.
What we are doing professionally is for another discussion, but personally I now include a long gun as standard gear in my personal owned vehicles along with plenty of ammo in my go bag. I've also shelved my compact carry guns like my J-frame and mini-9mm for normal off duty carry and have stepped up to either a .357 K -Frame, my Glock 23, or a 1911. No, I'm not scared but I do think we are in a weird place in our country right now and I'm taking a few additional precautions just in case those who are unreasonable have to be reasoned with.
Those who think what's going on in our country may be isolated to Seattle or Portland or other big liberal controlled cities may be fooling themselves. I'm finding even here in rural Arkansas there are those who are emboldened by the weak response to lawlessness in the big cities they are seeing perpetrated on main stream and social media. As a result, I am making changes both professionally and personally.
What we are doing professionally is for another discussion, but personally I now include a long gun as standard gear in my personal owned vehicles along with plenty of ammo in my go bag. I've also shelved my compact carry guns like my J-frame and mini-9mm for normal off duty carry and have stepped up to either a .357 K -Frame, my Glock 23, or a 1911. No, I'm not scared but I do think we are in a weird place in our country right now and I'm taking a few additional precautions just in case those who are unreasonable have to be reasoned with.
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The governors and mayors did not set the fire but they sure have fanned the flames, tossed gas on the fire by their action, or rather inaction other than appeasing rioters.
K BM, you make some good points. Thanks for a spirited debate and no hard feelings. Same with all others. This thread is a pretty good representation of the different ways the same set of facts are seen. I hope things cool down with all the division because it is not doing any of us any good.
I agree. Like yourself I hope things do calm and cool because there is nothing good to come from things as they are happening now and likely to continue, but I have no doubt that more than a few with an agenda would fight such tooth and nail and push at every opportunity.
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